Clinical Spectrum of Covid-19 in Children: A Retrospective Study in Tertiary Care Covid Hospital

Authors

  • P. Ravindranath Reddy Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics,Kurnool Medical College,Kurnool,India
  • M. Sanjeevappa Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Govt Medical College, Anantapuramu,India
  • Malikireddy Himabindu Senior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool,India
  • K. Laxminarayana Senior Resident, Department of Paediatrics,Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool,India
  • G.V. Ramadevi Professor & HOD, Department of Paediatrics,Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool,India

Keywords:

Corona virus disease, IQR, pediatric intensive care units.

Abstract

Introduction:Corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This has begun in China and had spread to other countries.On 11 March 2020-WHO declared covid-19 as pandemic.Children suffering with Covid 19 infection were increased though at the beginning of pandemic paediatric cases were less.Materials and methods:This study was conducted in one of the Covid-19 tertiary care hospital (designated state Covid hospital) in pediatric wing. This was a retrospective study conducted in patients admitted between may-2020 to October 2020. Clinical profile and outcomes were studied for children aged 1 month to 12 years admitted in Covid-19 tertiary care hospital with positive nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Diagnosis clinical grading and treatment of covid-19 cases was done based on guidelines by Govt of India.Results:The median age (IQR) of children admitted were 9 (4-13 years) and male children (N=54, 55.6%) outnumber females with a male: female ratio of 1.25:1. There was no relationship between gender and incidence of COVID infection in children (p=0.12, Chi square test).Conclusion:Severe life-threatening illnesses in the form of ARDS, GBS, KD and other multisystem involvement are seen in these patients. Therefore, it is mandatory in current scenario to have a high degree of suspicion for COVID-19 in children admitted in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) with an unexplained diagnosis, persistent fever and high levels of inflammatory markers.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

P. Ravindranath Reddy, M. Sanjeevappa, Malikireddy Himabindu, K. Laxminarayana, & G.V. Ramadevi. (2021). Clinical Spectrum of Covid-19 in Children: A Retrospective Study in Tertiary Care Covid Hospital. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(24), 273–276. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/3845